Solitary prostate cancer liver metastasis: an exceptional indication for liver resection

Abstract

Introduction

Prostatic cancer metastases (PCM) are usually systemic. Isolated PCM liver metastases (PCLM) are very rare. The treatment of PCM consists of hormono- and chemotherapy eventually combined with stereotactic radiation.

Patient and discussion

A case of a 67-year old man presenting with a solitary, metachronous PCLM undergoing a left extended hepatectomy due to resistance to hormono- and chemotherapy is reported. He died of recurrent systemic disease 31 months later.

Conclusions

The very rare indication and possible role of liver resection in the treatment of PCLM is discussed.

Keywords:

• Prostate cancer
• liver metastasis
• surgical resection
• oligometastasis
• hormonotherapy

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).